http://www.bicusa.org/en/Issue.44.aspx The latest news on International Development Association replenishment from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.bicusa.org/en/Issue.44.aspx This week in Brussels, donors pledged nearly $50 billion to the World Bank for the IDA replenishment. The World Bank Board is expected to approve the funding package early next year. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.12312.aspx Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:56:17 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.12312.aspx The proposed capital increases for the World Bank and IFC would expand their size without expanding the scope of their reform. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11785.aspx Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11785.aspx Nancy Alexander's new report finds several worrying trends in how the World Bank spends its money, namely that it is increasing its lending to middle income countries while loans and grants to low income countries stagnate, that DPOs with less stringent safeguards are outpacing project lending, and that the Gender Action Plan is not achieving its goals. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11742.aspx Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:01:41 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11742.aspx All the latest news from the IDB Annual Meetings taking place from March 27-31, 2009 http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11083.aspx Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:27:57 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11083.aspx In light of the current financial crisis and future needs in Latin America, the Inter-American Development Bank makes plans for capitalization. The proposed amount for the capitalization will be determined according to the recommendations of an IDB advisory group on the issue. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11054.aspx Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11054.aspx Working session aims to update the Indonesian civil society organizations and movements on the old and new trends in the governance and operations of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as they relate to Indonesia. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3594.aspx Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3594.aspx A coalition of U.S. development and environmental groups has released a joint platform containing needed World Bank reforms, ahead of the 15th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) negotiations in Dublin, Ireland. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3579.aspx Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:48:32 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3579.aspx Robert Zoellick’s first World Bank annual meeting passed with little fanfare or flak – a marked contrast to the boisterous semi-annual meeting in April, when the pressure on his predecessor, Paul Wolfowitz, to resign reached a fever pitch. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3549.aspx Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3549.aspx Questions remain as to whether the IFC will use its role as a major IDA donor to deflect criticism of its own investments. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3545.aspx Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3545.aspx World Bank President faces an uphill battle to raise money from donors to support the Bank’s work in poor countries. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3503.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3503.aspx